Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag headlines

Assassin’s Creed 4′s story DLC campaign Freedom Cry, about Kenway’s pal Adewale inciting a slave revolt in Saint Domingue, will soon be separated from the regular Assassin’s Creed IV package and released as a standalone game on PS3, PS4 and PC.

Some folks were none too happy about Ubisoft walling off single-player elements behind an online pass, and the company is responding today by granting all players the Uplay Passport for free and canceling the program entirely for all future titles, Ubiblog says.

Though we’ve been told that Assassin’s Creed III was the end of Desmond’s story, and indeed ACIV features a new present-day player character, he does make a brief appearance in the new title. Spoilers, obviously.

The PlayStation-exclusive DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that stars Liberation heroine Aveline is free for PS+ subscribers for the next two weeks, says the PlayStation Europe Twitter. No word on North America. This DLC will never be available on an Xbox platform.

Yes, Ubisoft is still using their version of the online pass, dubbed uPlay Passport, on Assassin’s Creed IV despite the immense dislike for the practice — even EA doesn’t do that anymore. But now the Passport isn’t merely locking online features only.

Assassin’s Creed is Ubisoft’s flagship franchise at this point, and considering Watch Dogs’ rather wild performance in presales that might grow into the publisher’s next big series should it hold up to scrutiny. That Assassin’s Creed 4 teases a connection between the two franchises should be of little surprise, even as the full implications are […]

Assassin’s Creed 4′s story DLC campaign Freedom Cry, about Kenway’s pal Adewale inciting a slave revolt in Saint Domingue, will soon be separated from the regular Assassin’s Creed IV package and released as a standalone game on PS3, PS4 and PC.

Some folks were none too happy about Ubisoft walling off single-player elements behind an online pass, and the company is responding today by granting all players the Uplay Passport for free and canceling the program entirely for all future titles, Ubiblog says.

Though we’ve been told that Assassin’s Creed III was the end of Desmond’s story, and indeed ACIV features a new present-day player character, he does make a brief appearance in the new title. Spoilers, obviously.

The PlayStation-exclusive DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that stars Liberation heroine Aveline is free for PS+ subscribers for the next two weeks, says the PlayStation Europe Twitter. No word on North America. This DLC will never be available on an Xbox platform.

Yes, Ubisoft is still using their version of the online pass, dubbed uPlay Passport, on Assassin’s Creed IV despite the immense dislike for the practice — even EA doesn’t do that anymore. But now the Passport isn’t merely locking online features only.

Assassin’s Creed is Ubisoft’s flagship franchise at this point, and considering Watch Dogs’ rather wild performance in presales that might grow into the publisher’s next big series should it hold up to scrutiny. That Assassin’s Creed 4 teases a connection between the two franchises should be of little surprise, even as the full implications are […]